M4.1 earthquake 71 km NNW of Camiña, Chile
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 71 km NNW of Camiña, Chile on Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 10:51 AM GMT-3 (13:51 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 27 km WNW of Cuya, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-18 13:51:51 UTC
- Depth
- 120.3 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.682° S, 69.580° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.8 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.427 km WNW of Cuya, Chile · 180 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
- 4.128 km NNW of Camiña, Chile · 179 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.427 km SE of Palca, Peru · 164 days ago · 134 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.298 km NNE of Camiña, Chile · 148 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.36 km SSE of Camiña, Chile · 147 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sh5v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.